title: Expression of a fusion protein containing human epidermal growth factor and the collagen-binding domain of Vibrio mimicus metalloprotease.
abstract: Human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) is a polypeptide of 53 amino acids, is an important autocrine/paracrine factor in the human body, and is used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. We constructed a fusion hEGF protein with a collagen-binding domain (CBD) composed of 33 amino acids from Vibrio mimicus metalloprotease (VMCBD). The CBD segment of the metalloprotease was fused at the C terminus of the hEGF protein. The recombinant fusion protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. The purified hEGF protein promoted greater growth of human/A-431 cells than did the control hEGF. The fusion EGF protein also showed collagen-binding activity with type I collagen. In contrast, hEGF did not bind to type I collagen. These results suggest that recombinant hEGF protein fused to VMCBD may be able to remain for a long period at injured epidermal tissue acting as a healing agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 608-737, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Gyun
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mun-Kyeong
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Soon Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Joong Kyun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: In-Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D045726:Metalloproteases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D044164:Vibrio mimicus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D003094:Collagen; D045726:Metalloproteases